Archive for May, 2011

EU Problem Child

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12,570   up 128 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.05%    down 0.01% USDEUR  -  1.4393 Gold – $1536     down $1 Oil – $102.61    up $2.02 Markets are still jittery about Europe.  Stocks were up today, but bonds were up too (one of them is [...]

A Pure Subsidy

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12,403   up 8 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.08%    down 0.06% USDEUR  -  1.4137 Gold – $1520     down $5 Oil – $100.10    down $1.22 The only thing unusual here is the low for the 10 Year Treasury Bond.  More risk in the world [...]

Egyptian Borders

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12,395   up 38 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.13%    up 0.01% USDEUR  -  1.4084 Gold – $1527     up $4 Oil – $101.15    up $1.55 I don’t want you to worry that I forgot about the markets – it’s just that nothing is happening [...]

EU Threatens Greece

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12,512   down 93 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.15%    down 0.02% USDEUR  -  1.4158 Gold – $1512     up $19 Oil – $99.40    up $0.96 A Trigger for a World Meltdown????? I continue to watch for any possible trigger to a financial crisis that [...]

Getting Weaker

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12.605   up 45 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.17%    no change USDEUR  -  1.4310 Gold – $1491     down $4 Oil – $98.49    down $1.61 Lots of swings in the price of our indicators.  Go no where stocks and bonds.  Gold and oil establishing [...]

Google and GDP

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 14,479   down 69 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.12%    down 0.03% USDEUR  -  1.4227 Gold – $1484     down $7 Oil – $97.11    down $0.26 Stocks continue their meltdown.  The Dollar has stalled against the Euro, but still gaining against the Yen.  Interest rates [...]

“Default” Inevitable?

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12,548   down 47 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.15%    down 0.03% USDEUR  -  1.4178 Gold – $1490     down $4 Oil – $97.03    down $2.31 Stocks continue to look “wobbly” as they continue to decline.  Bond prices are at a near term high (low [...]

Flawed GDP

From Tom Harvey…. Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12,596   down 100 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.19%    down 0.04% USDEUR  -  1.4115 Gold – $1490     down $10 Oil – $99.34    down $0.37 Most markets were down on Friday as Europe raised its debt ridden head.  Most markets are [...]

Congressional Proposals

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12,630   down 131 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.16%    down 0.04% USDEUR  -  1.4207 Gold – $1504     down $12 Oil – $99.12    down $4.00 Stocks are beginning to look a little “toppy” so I would not be surprised to see some losses here [...]

Lesson #2

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators: DJ30 – 12,760   up 76 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 3.20%    up 0.05% USDEUR  -  1.4406 Gold – $1516     up $14 Oil – $103.47    up $0.90 The Dollar started to lose a little ground today, and oil continued its slow movement upward.  Interest rates rose [...]